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Full time: Leicester 2-2 Manchester United

An intriguing match at the King Power Stadium has ended with the perfect result for Liverpool. Barry Glendenning will give you chapter and verse.

Full time: Rangers 1-0 Hibernian Ianis Hagi’s goal has continued Rangers’ spectacular winning run in the Scottish Premiership. They are now 19 points clear of Celtic, who play the first of their games in hand at Hamilton Academical this afternoon.

And now there’s been a fourth goal…

There’s been a third goal at the King Power Stadium. You won’t believe who’s scored it.

Fulham v Southampton team news

Fulham (3-4-2-1) Areola; Aina, Andersen, Adarabioyo; De Cordova-Reid, Anguissa, Reed, Robinson; Loftus-Cheek, Lookman; Cavaleiro.
Substitutes: Rodak, Hector, Odoi, Ream, Bryan, Kebano, Cairney, Mitrovic, Kamara.

Southampton (4-4-2) McCarthy; Walker-Peters, Bednarek, Stephens, Bertrand; Armstrong, Ward-Prowse, Diallo, Walcott; Long, Adams.
Substitutes: Forster, Valery, Salisu, Vokins, Djenepo, Smallbone, Tella, Obafemi, N’Lundulu.

Aston Villa v Crystal Palace team news

Aston Villa (4-2-3-1) Martinez; Cash, Hause, Mings, Targett; Douglas Luiz, McGinn; El Ghazi, Traore, Grealish; Watkins.
Substitutes: Heaton, Taylor, Konsa, Guilbert, El Mohamady, Hourihane, Nakamba, Ramsey, Davis.

Crystal Palace (4-4-2) Guaita; Ward, Kouyate, Dann, van Aanholt; Schlupp, Milivojevic, McArthur, Eze; Zaha, Benteke.
Substitutes: Butland, Tomkins, Clyne, Mitchell, Townsend, McCarthy, Riedewald, Ayew, Batshuayi.

“Ah, come on now, Rob,” says Matt Dony. “Murderous self-loathing is for life, not just for Christmas.”

It’s still Leicester 1-1 Man Utd after an hour at the King Power Stadium. Leicester have probably been the better team; United have definitely had the better chances.

And Ianis Hagi’s goal has put Rangers 1-0 up at half-time against Hibs. As things stand they are an eye-watering 19 points clear of Celtic, albeit having played four games more.

Leicester 1-1 Man Utd is the half-time score at the King Power Stadium. Barry Glendenning will tell you moooooooooooooooore.

A number of games have been postponed because of Covid outbreaks, including a couple in the Championship. Fulham will also be without their manager Scott Parker, who is self-isolating after a household member tested positive. These are the games that are have been postponed so far:

Championship

• AFC Bournemouth v Millwall
• Middlesbrough v Rotherham United

League One

• Blackpool v Rochdale
• Doncaster v Accrington
• Gillingham v Peterborough
• Ipswich v Northampton
• Portsmouth v Swindon
• Sunderland v Hull

Hello! Boxing Day football is an integral part of the Great British Christmas Experience, right up there with forced jollity, familial contempt, murderous self-loathing and socks you’ll probably never wear. The escapism is even more important this year, with most of Britain in Tier 4, and happily there are plenty of diverting fixtures today.

You can see the full fixture list here. These are our featured matches (all 3pm kick-offs unless etc):

Premier League

Leicester City 1-1 Man Utd (12.30pm)

Aston Villa v Crystal Palace

Fulham v Southampton

Scottish Premiership

Rangers 1-0 Hibernian (12.30pm)

Hamilton Academical v Celtic

Championship

QPR v Swansea

Cardiff v Brentford

We’ll have team news anon.